Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Otaku 5-0 Season 2: Episode 10

Aloha everybody!

Now that we have (partially) recovered from the life-draining experience that was Kawaii-kon 2009, we have returned to our regularly scheduled programming.

As promised, I am placed on "the hot seat/stool" for the 2nd installment of The Gauntlet. As with the previous installment, we have included (in the "Show Notes" section) the actual questions that I was asked, in order. (Of course, you are more than welcome to post your own answers as well.)

Additionally, during the latest round of technical edits, I took out the download link for the Laura Bailey interview. This has been rectified, and you may now download that segment and keep it for your own enjoyment.

A. What is your favorite... Disney movie?Hmmm... the Goofy Movie. It reminds me of my teenage life I guess haha

B. When you were growing up, what was the one character that made you aspire to be something more than what you were, and is that character that influenced you back then the same today?I'd have to say Son Goku. Makes me want to strive to be better than I am. And no he's not the same as today.

C. Disney or Pixar - Which do you prefer?Pixar :)

D. What is your definition of the word, "love"?Something you can't truly hate. As obvious as that sounds, it's just because like you do something you love and you can't really hate it because you just... can't.

E. Star Wars or The Lord of the Rings - Which is a better epic story? Ummm... I've never read the books (I'm sorry) but for me it's Star Wars.

F. Name three things that you hold dear in your life.I don't know... I'll get back to you on that.

I already said which anime character I am.Anyways that was a pretty short episode but I enjoyed it. I found out a lot of things that I didn't know about you Totoro. Lots of nerdy references that I can relate to haha.

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What "Otaku" Means To Us

In American culture, the term otaku is used to describe a person with an interest (obsessive, for most cases) in Japanese animation (Anime.) However, in modern Japanese slang the world is used as a broad descriptor, referring to a fan of any particular theme, topic or hobby.

Specific examples include:

Anime otaku - a fan of Japanese animation;

Cosplay otaku - a fan of cosplay (a type of performance art whose participants dress themselves in the style of a particular character or idea);

For purposes of accuracy, we at The Otaku 5-0 Show prefer to use the modern Japanese usage of the word when referring to ourselves. Additionally, we feel that the American usage of the word is similar to the words dork, geek or nerd, and is thus a more offensive word when used in this context.

However, we welcome reasoned debate over this particular issue.

Mahalo,~Totoro (Creator, Executive Producer)

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Welcome To The Otaku 5-0 Show!

Aloha everybody!

On behalf of our podcast team, I would like to welcome you to the current home of The Otaku 5-0 Show, which includes our audio podcast and feature articles covering a wide array of geek-related subjects.

We recorded our first audio podcast episode in August of 2008, and we were quite pleased with the progress we've made. However, we have been on an extended hiatus since February of 2013, but we hope to return to production at a later date.

On each episode you will find uncompensated (we're saying it because we want to, not because we're paid to) discussion & commentary for various entertainment-related subjects. Recently, we have started recording audio commentary tracks for our favorite (and not-so-favorite) movies.

We hope that you find this site to be a pleasant, yet professional experience. As such, we welcome any feedback that you have. Feel free to e-mail us at:

Otaku50podcast@gmail.com

Enjoy the fruits of our labors. I hope you have as much fun listening to our podcast as we have recording them!